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Law firm defending Baltimore jail conditions faces sanctions over AI-generated filings

Her final assignment before graduation? Beating Stage 3 cancer

Kayla Case and her son, Silas, 4, and daughter, Serena, 3, at Georgetown East Elementary School in Annapolis, where Case is a reading and math intervention teacher.

Sandy Point is a scenic beach. It’s a 70-year-old civil rights landmark, too.

When Sandy Point State Park opened in 1952, it had separate beaches for Blacks and whites. The NAACP legal victory in the U.S. Supreme Court in 1955 ended the legal justification for segregation and parks nationwide.

Inside the tumultuous end of Brandon Hyde’s Orioles career

Manager Brandon Hyde during 2025 Baltimore Orioles Media Day at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida Wednesday February 19, 2025.

Artscape, Deathfest and more: Here’s what to know about traffic & parking this weekend

Numerous streets will be closed for Artscape, Deathfest, Festival of India, and more events starting on Friday.

Comic: El Niño, what it is and what to expect in Maryland

Laila Milevski and Cody Boteler

Jul 5, 2023

Illustration of NOAA scientist gesturing toward graphic showing red and orange areas of the Pacific ocean between Papua New Guinea and South America to indicate warmer water temperatures.

Comic: An essential guide to recreational cannabis in Maryland

Laila Milevski and Brenda Wintrode

Jun 29, 2023

Illustration of man lounging in a green chair in his fenced-off backyard, smoking cannabis from a glass pipe, with a large green cloud of smoke curling around him.

‘Mom’: The complicated title that can obscure our other identities

Hayley Thornton-Kennedy

May 14, 2023

How do I introduce myself?
*Who am I?*

It used to be so much easier to answer that question.
I’m an artist, living and working in Baltimore. I have cats, I have a dog, I have a partner.

How Baltimore property tax sales work: an illustrated guide

Jan 26, 2023

Hand lettering that says "Tax sales in Baltimore: a guide" floats over row home and man.

Moore-Miller inauguration 2023: Here’s what you need to know

Baltimore Banner Staff

Jan 14, 2023

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wes Moore raises his hand with his running mate, Aruna Miller, after declaring victory at an Election Night event at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront on Tuesday, November 8. Democratic candidates Wes Moore, Aruna Miller, Chris Van Hollen, Anthony Brown and Brooke Lierman held a combined event beginning at 8 p.m. as the polls closed.

Recent college grad creates line of inclusive coloring books for children

Jasmine Vaughn-Hall

Jan 1, 2023

Through a line of coloring books, Naomi Winston wants to create “mirrors of representation” for Black and Brown kids and “coils of understanding” for children to educate themselves about other cultures.

Untold Stories: Illustrated Interview with Green Mount Cemetery’s Manager and Superintendent

Gloria Mondo

Dec 31, 2022

Green Mount Cemetery with Tammi Prysiazny and Shawn Ward

Untold Stories: Illustrated Interview with Michael Lamason of Black Cherry Puppet Theater

Breeze Hu

Dec 30, 2022

Illustration of Michael Lamason's face, with outdoor puppet theater in background.

Untold Stories: Illustrated Interview with Holden Warren of the Arabber Preservation Society

Gabrielle Cote-Nielsen

Dec 29, 2022

Getting to Know Baltimore Arabbing with Holden Warren. Holden is the VP of the Arabber Preservation Society, a Baltimore native and a cinematographer. He facilitates awareness of Arabbing through his documentaries and photographs. Arabber: A street vendor, or “hawker,” selling fruits and vegetables from a colorful horse-drawn cart. Holden: “Arabbing is just all around a great thing for the Baltimore community. Arabbing is one of the last itinerary-style jobs. Society’s idea of “convenience” has changed since when Arabbing was more popular.”

Untold Stories: Illustrated Interview with Rhea Beckett of Black Artist Research Space

Destiny Moore

Dec 28, 2022

Illustration showing portrait of Rhea Beckett in a frame, and two women in an art gallery.

Untold Stories: Illustrated Interview with Chelsea Anspach of Waterfront Partnership

Coral Yang

Updated Dec 26, 2022

Illustration of Chelsea Anspach standing in front of Mr. Trash Wheel in harbor

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